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"Oh, never mind," interrupted the captain, "it doesn't matter, as you are not our guide. But, ho! look! look! down in the hollow there among the rushes. What's that?" "A boar!" said Bladud, in a low whisper, as he unslung his bow.

Only it does not follow that if you lose the day I will give my child to the conqueror." "Be that as you choose," said Gunrig, "I am now ready." As he spoke the fiery chief grasped his shield, leaped down into the arena and drew his sword. Bladud was not slow to follow.

Then Bladud grew so conceited about his own powers that he tried to fly, and if he had succeeded there would have been no need for the Wright brothers to bother; but when he got as far as London from Bath the wing-strings broke and he fell, plop! on a particularly hard temple of Apollo. After him reigned his son, no less a person than King Lear.

"But she may not have been alone. Friends may have helped her." "She had no friends in the town, having been here but a short time," objected the princess. "But do your best to find her, Bladud, for I feel quite sure that you will fall in love with her when you see her." The youth laughed.

They were interrupted at that moment by the servitor, to whom the reader has already been introduced. He entered with a brightly intelligent grin on his expressive face, but, on beholding Bladud, suddenly elongated his countenance into blank stupidity. "The old woman waits outside, princess." "Oh, send her here at once." Another moment and the little old woman in the grey shawl was ushered in.

What they said I do not know; but he came straight to me, took my hand, fixed his piercing black eyes on me, and said, `Hafrydda, I love you." "Was that all?" asked Bladud. "Yes; that was all he said; but but that was not the end of the interview! It would probably have lasted till now, if you had not interrupted us." "I'm so very sorry, sister, but of course I did not know that "

"I know that well enough," returned the king, "for Bladud has impressed it on me at least a dozen times. He seems to be very grateful. Indeed so am I, and it would please me much if I had an opportunity of showing my gratitude to the lad. Think you that there is any chance of finding out where he has disappeared to?" "Not the least chance in the world." "Indeed!" exclaimed the king in surprise.

Sit down and set me an example, for youth, not less than age, must be supported." Without more words they set to work, first throwing a bone to the hound, in order, as Bladud remarked, that they might all start on equal terms. From that day the health of the prince began to mend slowly but steadily the spot on his arm also began to diminish and to assume a more healthy aspect.

Bladud at first mildly requested them to desist from such cruel sport; but finding that they paid no attention to his remonstrances, he began to deal out blows, right and left, with his stout quarter-staff, by which he kept the foremost at bay, calling at the same time on his master to assist him in defending the pig.

At all events he resolved to watch the result of their revelings in the warm ooze bath, wherein they continued to wallow, between whiles, for several days. The wisdom of this proceeding was shortly manifested; for Bladud soon observed that a gradual improvement was taking place in the appearance of the swine.